Inositol for PCOS (not DCI) - Page 11

miller6394 · 10-14-2009, 12:27 PM

Thanks so much for the reply, I'll increase gradually.. does it matter if it's powder or tablet form? Also what is the choline for? I recently purchase cinnamon and biotin because I saw it on here. And a probiotic I started yesterday... I read it takes a few weeks for everything to get in system to tell a difference. I also bought omega 3 with flaxseed oil, I am having trouble with them, seems like they feel like that get lodged right at top of stomach even if I take with food.. maybe something else or combination.. Anyway I appreciate all the advice and information on the forums...

narcissa_bell · 10-14-2009, 01:48 PM

Anybody here get migraines right around ovulation time? I was hoping the inositol woudl help with that.. maybe it will take a little while. I think im ovulating and as a result im coming down with a killer headache. ACH

Maria77 · 10-14-2009, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Crystal Lil

I've been wondering about soy lecithin - but this naturopath I went to see told me to avoid soy products unless they were fermented (so tofu is okay)...something to do with estrogenic effects??? Then I'd also heard somewhere else that soy products were good because they helped with estrogen dominance....It's so confusing!

Sorry I know this is an inositol thread but I have been wondering exactly the same thing... I have very low progesterone levels, which I understand means I have estrogen dominance, so should I avoid soy? And what kinds of soy (for instance I used to drink soy milk, has tha got anything to do with the soy ladies talk on here?) Thank you

RKTO · 10-15-2009, 12:36 AM

Anybody here get migraines right around ovulation time? I was hoping the inositol woudl help with that.. maybe it will take a little while. I think im ovulating and as a result im coming down with a killer headache. ACH

Migraines are usually a sign of a magnesium deficiency. You might want to try a good magnesium supplement like magnesium taurate.

J. Mc · 10-15-2009, 02:19 AM

I'm never quite certain if it is okay to take things like this when on metformin. I take metformin, on which I lost a lot of weight, but I've been regaining a lot lately and am desperate to find something else that will help me regulate my weight. When it comes to inositol and d-chiro-inositol and other natural remedies, I wonder if it will cause the blood sugar to drop too low if you're also taking metformin. Does anyone have some insight about this?

RoseGeranium · 10-15-2009, 02:25 AM

July,

I read somewhere on mypcos.info that up to 1/3 of d-pinitol or myo-inositol can be converted to DCI in humans. So therefore we need to take 3 x the amount of d-pinitol or myo-inositol to get DCI. Sorry I can't find the link to where I read this...

lexibelle · 10-15-2009, 02:58 PM

J. Mc: I was taking Inositol and Choline at the same time that I was taking Metformin (well, actually, started the Met about 3mo after I started the Inositol). I've had no side effects or issues from it.

Miller: I prefer the capsules with the powder and never took the tablets. I would watch out for stomach issues, as I know several people who had problems when they started with the solid tablets but they were fine once they switched to the capsules with the powder in them.

Narcissa_Bell: I used to get migraines like crazy when my cycles were regular prior to PCOS going out of control in 2006. This time around, when they regulated, they never reappeared - though I honestly can't say if it was luck or the way the Inositol regulated things. I do know that most of the time the ones around AF are triggered by hormones and I don't think there's much that can be done.

herbsgirl · 10-18-2009, 01:56 PM

Girls, I cant hardly believe, I have lost 24 lbs in 8 weeks or so, and 6 weeks of that time I was on Myo-Inositol! WOW! IT totally works to help weight loss. I am taking around 2 tsp per day, which is 4800 mg!!!

JenJen80 · 10-18-2009, 06:14 PM

I really think the plain inositol is helping boost the effects of the DCI for me. I've been sick for about 4 days, which unfortunately hasn't decreased my appetite, but it has decreased my energy to work out! Normally, I'd have gained a few lbs. back but I am still at my lowest weight since prior to gaining weight while taking Hyponidd for 6 months! Down 14 lbs. and counting!

Crystal Lil · 10-18-2009, 11:28 PM

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Good luck importing the myo-inositol - let me know how you go would you? I

Hi Jill - Just wanted to update that I've taken a chance and ordered 3 tubs of myo-inositol from iherb.com. Each tub is 226g and costs US$12.99 each. The shipping was only US$6. The NZ$ is pretty strong against the US$ at the moment, so it works out super cheap, compared to paying NZ$69 for one tub of 115g. I don't know if it will get stopped at customs or not...I'm hoping it will not alert their attention??? It will take 5 days - 2 weeks to arrive, so I'll post again if/when I get it. Fingers crossed!

Update on progress - So far - been taking myo-I powder 1500mg/day, divided into 2 doses, for about 2.5 weeks. Started on CD7 of this cycle. Now on CD24. No O yet, but have lost around 2kg - have also been eating very healthily and exercising ~5x a week. Still, I have struggled to lose any weight this way before. Usually O at the earliest CD44 - and sometimes not until CD90. So, I'm hoping that my O will be earlier than CD40 this cycle.

I am also being treated by a naturopath who has given me homeopathic remedies, herbal tincture and stuff to address a 'sub-clinically underactive thyroid'. So - goodness knows what exactly (if anything!) is making the difference, but I feel like the myo-I has facilitated my weight loss because I have felt much less hungry since I started taking it.

Lil.

RoseGeranium · 10-19-2009, 02:53 AM

Herbsgirl,

That is amazing news- congratulations! I'm thinking I'm definitely going to have to add some MI into my regime.

Lil,

Thanks for the info ... I was looking at buying Myo-I through http://purebulk.com/inositol-vitamin-b8 but it sounds like your option is much cheaper!

I will look into ordering from them. I can't imagine there being a problem with customs. Would you let me know how long it takes your order to arrive. $6 seems like a really good rate for postage from so far away.

Pearl1981 · 10-19-2009, 10:52 AM

hello ladies I have also lost 7lbs of my 30 lbs to lose on inositol for 2 weeks....this stuff is AMAZING!!!

felinity · 10-19-2009, 05:09 PM

I added regular Inositol to my DCI yesterday, so I'm subscribing to this thread. I hope it works for me as it has worked for others; I've been on DCI for about two months with no obvious results.

herbsgirl · 10-19-2009, 11:04 PM

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hello ladies I have also lost 7lbs of my 30 lbs to lose on inositol for 2 weeks....this stuff is AMAZING!!!

You are right, it is amazing! Congragulations on the weight loss.

I am going to a dietican and it was hard for me to stay on my diet plan until I started Myo-Inositol. Once I got on the Myo-I, I still had to cut back on food, but it was much easier to stick to my plan and lose wieght!

Crystal Lil · 10-28-2009, 07:24 AM

Further update on ordering inositol from i-herb.com (living in NZ). 3 tubs of 8oz/227g Inositol powder (Healthy Origins brand - anyone else used this?) arrived today. That's pretty darned good - 9 days after I ordered them. No probs with customs or anything. Any other NZ cysters out there - I'd defo reccomend doing this. Soooo much cheaper than anything you can find here.

The other thing is...FF says I may have ovulated on CD21??? This would be like some kind of miracle for me. I have never ovulated earlier than about CD44 in the whole 18+ months that I have been charting. The thermal shift isn't particularly clear (and CM & CP signs are also a bit conflicting) - so FF has given me dotted crosshairs... I have been trying not to get too excited about it. But today, I have quite tender BBs -so maybe? I guess I'll know in a couple of days if AF shows up. I have been taking 1500mg inositol since CD7 - so ovulating after 14 days would be pretty quick work.

How is everyone else getting on?

Lil.